Export-Import Bank: Reaching New Targets for Environmentally Beneficial Exports Presents Major Challenges for Bank (open access)

Export-Import Bank: Reaching New Targets for Environmentally Beneficial Exports Presents Major Challenges for Bank

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) provides financing to support U.S. exports, and its support for environmentally beneficial exports has been of long-standing congressional interest. In fiscal year 2008, Congress directed Ex-Im to allocate 10 percent of its annual financing to renewable energy and environmentally beneficial products and services. For fiscal years 2009 and 2010, it directed Ex-Im to allocate 10 percent to renewable energy and energy efficient end-use technologies. In 2009, it directed GAO to conduct a review of Ex-Im's efforts to meet congressional directives concerning environmental exports financing. This report addresses (1) the extent of Ex-Im's financing of renewable energy, energy efficient end-use technologies, and other environmentally beneficial exports; (2) Ex-Im's definitions for, and its reporting on, these exports; and 3) the extent to which Ex-Im has followed strategic planning key practices in its planning efforts in these areas. GAO analyzed Ex-Im transaction data and planning documents and interviewed officials from Ex-Im, other U.S. agencies, state-level trade promotion agencies, environmental industry associations, and other industry experts."
Date: July 14, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan Hearing: July 26, 2010 (open access)

Transcript of Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan Hearing: July 26, 2010

Transcript of a public hearing held by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan held July 26,2010 in Washington, D.C. This hearing includes testimony from three panels of witnesses representing government agencies, contractors and subcontractors on transparency and accountability challenges associated with subcontracting.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
America COMPETES Acts: Overall Appropriations Have Increased and Have Mainly Funded Existing Federal Research Entities (open access)

America COMPETES Acts: Overall Appropriations Have Increased and Have Mainly Funded Existing Federal Research Entities

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In fiscal years 2008-2012, $52.4 billion was appropriated out of the $62.2 billion authorized under the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act of 2007 (COMPETES 2007) and the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (COMPETES 2010). Almost all of these funds went to the entire budgets of three existing research entities--the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science (Science)--including all of the programs and activities the entities carry out. Appropriations for NSF, NIST, and Science generally increased under the acts but did not reach levels authorized by the acts. In addition to authorizing the budgets of these entities, COMPETES 2007 and COMPETES 2010 specifically authorized funding for 40 individual programs, including some programs within and some outside of these entities. Among those 40 programs, the 12 programs that existed before COMPETES 2007 received appropriations and continue to operate. Six of 28 newly authorized programs were also funded. Of these 6 programs, 1--DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, set up to develop new energy technologies--is continuing operations, …
Date: July 19, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Telecommunications: Exposure and Testing Requirements for Mobile Phones Should Be Reassessed (open access)

Telecommunications: Exposure and Testing Requirements for Mobile Phones Should Be Reassessed

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Scientific research to date has not demonstrated adverse human health effects of exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy from mobile phone use, but research is ongoing that may increase understanding of any possible effects. In addition, officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as well as experts GAO interviewed have reached similar conclusions about the scientific research. Ongoing research examining the health effects of RF energy exposure is funded and supported by federal agencies, international organizations, and the mobile phone industry. NIH is the only federal agency GAO interviewed directly funding studies in this area, but other agencies support research under way by collaborating with NIH or other organizations to conduct studies and identify areas for additional research."
Date: July 24, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data Center Consolidation: Agencies Making Progress on Efforts, but Inventories and Plans Need to Be Completed (open access)

Data Center Consolidation: Agencies Making Progress on Efforts, but Inventories and Plans Need to Be Completed

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As of the most recent agency data submitted in September 2011, 24 agencies identified almost 2,900 total centers, established plans to close 1,186 of them by 2015, and estimated they would realize over $2.4 billion in cost savings in doing so. However, while the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) required agencies to complete missing elements in their data center inventories and plans by the end of September 2011, only 3 agencies submitted complete inventories and only 1 agency submitted a complete plan. For example, in their inventories, 17 agencies do not provide full information on their information technology facilities and energy usage, and 8 provide only partial information on their servers. Further, in their consolidation plans, 13 agencies do not provide a full master program schedule and 21 agencies do not fully report their expected cost savings. Officials from several agencies reported that some of this information was unavailable at certain facilities or that the information was still being developed. In a prior report, GAO recommended that agencies complete the missing elements from their inventories and plans. Until these inventories and plans are complete, agencies …
Date: July 19, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

This report briefly summarizes the existing commitments and pledges of selected national and regional governments to limit their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as contributions to the global effort.
Date: July 20, 2015
Creator: Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (open access)

Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

This report briefly summarizes the existing commitments and pledges of selected national and regional governments to limit their greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions as contributions to the global effort.
Date: July 1, 2015
Creator: Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS): A Primer (open access)

Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS): A Primer

Report describing Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), how it is supposed to work, why it has gained the interest and support of some members of Congress, and what some of the challenges are to its implementation and deployment across the United States.
Date: July 16, 2013
Creator: Folger, Peter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Manufacturing: Foreign Government Programs Differ in Some Key Respects From Those in the United States (open access)

Global Manufacturing: Foreign Government Programs Differ in Some Key Respects From Those in the United States

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The four countries GAO analyzed--Canada, Germany, Japan, and South Korea--offer a varied mix of programs to support their manufacturing sectors. For example, Canada is shifting emphasis from its primary research and development (R&D) tax credit toward direct support to manufacturers to encourage innovation, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Germany has established applied institutes and clusters of researchers and manufacturers to conduct R&D in priority areas, as well as a national dual training system that combines classroom study with workplace training, and develops national vocational skills standards and credentials in 350 occupations. Japan has implemented science and technology programs--with a major focus on alternative energy projects--as part of a comprehensive manufacturing strategy. South Korea has substantially expanded investments in R&D, including the development of a network of technoparks--regional innovation centers that provide R&D facilities, business incubation, and education and production assistance to industry."
Date: July 25, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Is Biopower Carbon Neutral? (open access)

Is Biopower Carbon Neutral?

This report assesses the variables involved in determining whether or not biopower (i.e., electricity generated from biomass) is a carbon-neutral alternative to fossil fuels as a way to help meet meet U.S. energy demands and reduce U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It includes information about the biomass carbon cycle, GHG accounting for biopower production, recent developments affecting the assessment, and overview of whether or not it can be considered carbon neutral, and legislative implications.
Date: July 6, 2011
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil Sands and the Keystone XL Pipeline: Background and Selected Environmental Issues (open access)

Oil Sands and the Keystone XL Pipeline: Background and Selected Environmental Issues

This report looks at concerns about the Keystone XL pipeline. These include the need for a Presidential Permit, as the pipeline crosses and international border. Additionally, the report discusses specific environmental issues that the Keystone XL proposal raises.
Date: July 16, 2012
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L.; Lattanzio, Richard K.; Luther, Linda; Parfomak, Paul W. & Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling (open access)

Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling

This is a report on the developed atmospheric boundary layer environmental observations program on offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The report provides information on the project objectives, deployment of instruments, data availability, data processing, data formats, preliminary data analyses, and recommendations.
Date: July 2013
Creator: MacDonald, Clinton P.; Ray, Alison E.; Roberts, Paul T.; Knoderer, Charley A.; Bariteau, Ludovic & Fairall, Chris W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Towards Scenarios of U.S. Demographic Change: Workshop Report (open access)

Towards Scenarios of U.S. Demographic Change: Workshop Report

A report on a two-day workshop in July, 2014, that was organized by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Expert participants with backgrounds in climate change, demographics, and human health used data to predict potential demographic scenarios, projected outcomes, and resulting population needs/solutions caused by key factors such as climate change.
Date: July 2015
Creator: ICF International
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System (open access)

California Desert Conservation Area Plan: Amendment / Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System

Report for the proposed California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) project. The proposed plan amendment adds the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project site to those identified in the current California Desert Conservation Area Plan, as amended, for solar energy production.
Date: July 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final work plan: environmental site investigation at Sylvan Grove, Kansas. (open access)

Final work plan: environmental site investigation at Sylvan Grove, Kansas.

In 1998, carbon tetrachloride was found above the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 5 {micro}g/L in groundwater from one private livestock well at Sylvan Grove, Kansas, by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The 1998 KDHE sampling was conducted under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) private well sampling program. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a USDA agency, operated a grain storage facility in Sylvan Grove from 1954 to1966. Carbon tetrachloride is the contaminant of primary concern at sites associated with former CCC/USDA grain storage operations. Sylvan Grove is located in western Lincoln County, approximately 60 mi west of Salina (Figure 1.1). To determine whether the former CCC/USDA facility at Sylvan Grove is a potential contaminant source and its possible relationship to the contamination in groundwater, the CCC/USDA has agreed to conduct an investigation, in accordance with the Intergovernmental Agreement between the KDHE and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the USDA. This Work Plan presents historical data related to previous investigations, grain storage operations, local private wells and public water supply (PWS) wells, and local geologic and hydrogeologic conditions at Sylvan Grove. The findings from a review of all available documents are discussed in Section 2. On …
Date: July 15, 2012
Creator: Lafreniere, L. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 2013 (open access)

De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 2013

Weekly newspaper from De Leon, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 25, 2013
Creator: Kestner, Laura
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 2017 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 2017

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: July 27, 2017
Creator: Waddell, Reece
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Travel Log, July 2010 (open access)

Texas Travel Log, July 2010

Newsletter dedicated to traveling in Texas, including information about news, locations, and events of interest to visitors as well as statistics and summaries of travel in the state.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 15, 2014 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 15, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 245, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 2012 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 245, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 27, 2012
Creator: Deason, Gene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 220, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 8, 2017 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 220, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 8, 2017

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 8, 2017
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidance on extracting value from Texas Department of Transportation's land holdings (open access)

Guidance on extracting value from Texas Department of Transportation's land holdings

"In this report the Center of Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin undertook a comprehensive research study to identify and determine when, where, and under what circumstances Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) should pursue the implementation of Value Extraction Applications (VEA), and how to effectively recognize and involve key stakeholders."
Date: July 2012
Creator: Prozzi, Jolanda; Paes, Thiago; Loftus-Otway, Lisa & Caldas, Carlos
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 116, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 116, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 29, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 109, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 109, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 22, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History